Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, Duan Mingchen could only come forward to make a rescue: "General Huo, Lord Gu and I have been ordered by His Majesty to investigate this case. This case is very urgent and we still need your assistance."

Huo Weidong heard Duan Mingchen's hint, and hurried down the steps: "That's natural, brother Yu will definitely help. Please, please!"

Huo Weidong led ten of them into the barracks. The Qi's army in the legend was indeed extraordinary. The entire barracks was very large and could accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers, but there was not a single noise, except for the orderly roar of the soldiers practicing on the playground.

At a glance, the soldiers were wearing uniform silver armor.

On the playground, hundreds of bare-chested soldiers were practicing their formation. They held a long weapon with a strange shape in their hands. It was the legendary nemesis against Japanese swords——

Just now Gu Huaiqing's first impression of Huo Weidong was discounted because of his frivolity, and he even wondered if he had a false name, but after seeing the scene in the barracks, he couldn't help but change his mind, and secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart.

It was also the first time for Duan Mingchen to enter the Dengzhou Guard Army camp, and he couldn't help but praise: "The general manages the army well, and the Dengzhou Guard Army is at its peak, it's really not inferior to Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp!"

"Brother virtuous is overrated, brother Yu is ashamed."

Although the words were spoken modestly, Huo Weidong was still full of pride when talking about the Qi family army and the gang of junior soldiers.

While talking, they came to the commander's camp. It was past noon, and Huo Weidong ordered his soldiers to prepare meals.

Unexpectedly, Duan Mingchen said: "Brother Huo doesn't need to bother preparing lunch, we used dry food on the way here."

Huo Weidong said: "I know you have a heavy responsibility and want to catch Aino Xiongfei as soon as possible, but that guy has been closely monitored by my people, you don't have to worry too much, it's not too late to go after dinner."

Gu Huaiqing agreed with Duan Mingchen, traveling thousands of miles just to catch thieves, and delaying it would make the night long and dreamy, so he immediately gave Duan Mingchen a wink.

Duan Mingchen understood, and he said resolutely: "I am very grateful for the kindness of big brother, but this time I am waiting for Aino Yufei. If this person is not caught, I will not be able to rest assured for a day, so please ask big brother Instruct someone to take us to arrest him, and then I will drink with my elder brother, and I won’t return after getting drunk, how do you think?”

Seeing Duan Mingchen's resolute attitude, Huo Weidong also agreed with Gu Huaiqing on the side. He originally wanted to entertain them well out of politeness, as a landlord, and repair the relationship with Gu Huaiqing by the way, but since they didn't want to, Huo Weidong also expressed his understanding, no Hold on.

Huo Weidong was about to ask someone to take them to find Xiangye Xiongfei, when suddenly a cold-faced man with a scar walked into the tent and whispered something to Huo Weidong, Huo Weidong's expression changed drastically.

Duan Mingchen felt that Huo Weidong's expression was abnormal, so he hurriedly asked, "But what's the matter?"

Huo Weidong's face was uncertain, he hesitated for a moment, and said with a serious face: "Just received the news, that fellow Aino Yufei ran away."

"What? Didn't you say that someone was sent to guard it? Why did you let him run away?" Gu Huaiqing was in a hurry, and he couldn't help speaking to Huo Weidong in a somewhat aggressive tone.

The scar-faced man was the most loyal, he drew out his sword with a bang, stopped in front of Huo Weidong, and pointed the gleaming sword tip at Gu Huaiqing.

The man with the scarred face is not impressive, but he draws his sword extremely fast. As soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if there is one, and he is actually a hidden master!

But Gu Huaiqing is not easy to provoke, his face is calm, but his hands are put into his sleeves, and he wraps the silk around his fingertips, ready to fight back at any time.

"Vice General You, they are all on their own, so they have something to say." Duan Mingchen hurriedly persuaded him to fight when he saw the tense situation.

Huo Weidong frowned, and shouted: "You Yong, don't be rude, back down!"

Huo Weidong's lieutenant, You Yong, is a top expert. Because of Huo Weidong's great favor, he devoted himself to serving in Qi's army, and usually only obeyed Huo Weidong's orders.As soon as Huo Weidong opened his mouth, You Yong immediately restrained his evil spirit and silently retreated behind Huo Weidong.

Duan Mingchen heaved a sigh of relief, and asked again: "How did Aino Xiongfei run away?"

Huo Weidong glanced at You Yong, and You Yong explained blankly: "Three days ago, I found out that Xiangye Xiongfei appeared in Xiangshan. I was ordered by the general to follow him quietly and closely monitor his every move. Xiangye hid near the A small fishing village in Shipu Port seems to be the secret stronghold of the Japanese pirates. It has been quiet for several days, but today it is strange that the person in the house is not Aino, but a double pretending to be him. The real person has disappeared. But how he escaped, the spies didn't report it very clearly, and they still need to investigate."

Huo Weidong said angrily: "I didn't expect this pirate to be so cunning, and escaped under strict supervision. I was negligent!"

Duan Mingchen couldn't help but feel disappointed, he came all the way here, hoping to catch the suspect in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly let him escape.This guy, Yuuhi Aino, is really extremely cunning and slippery, he deserves to be called the "escape king"!

Gu Huaiqing calmed down instead, waved his hands and said: "General, this is the end of the matter, it's useless to talk too much, please take us to Aino's hiding place to find out."

Although Duan Mingchen and Gu Huaiqing didn't mean to blame him, Huo Weidong felt guilty and said, "I will accompany you for a walk."

******

A group of people followed Huo Weidong to the small fishing village where Aino Xiongfei was hiding. The scenery along the way was very different from that of the Jiangnan Plain a few days ago. There were patches of sandy beaches and tidal flats everywhere. With a small fishing boat, he skillfully casts a net to catch fish.

That fishing village is located in a remote place, the poorest place in this area, only dozens of fishermen live there.The place where Aino Yufei hid was originally a deserted house, close to the seaside. The previous owner moved to another place, but somehow it was occupied by Japanese people and became their secret stronghold.

The house was surrounded by Qi's army at the moment, there were as many as 30 to [-] people. When Huo Weidong arrived, the soldiers all saluted him.

Huo Weidong waved his hand, motioning them to be excused, and asked seriously, "When did you find out that the people in the room were impersonators?"

A small leader of the soldiers came out and replied: "General Qi, we saw Aino Yufei practicing swords in the yard yesterday afternoon. His sword skills are self-contained and cannot be imitated by others. At that time, Aino must have not Escape, impersonation should be something after that. Last night there was a strong wind at sea, and the waves were more than ten feet high. Several seawalls leaked. We dispatched some people to rush to repair the seawall. The Japanese pirates may have taken advantage of the chaos. For hands and feet, he was replaced by a person with a similar build to Aino, wearing Aino's clothes, because it was under surveillance, and we didn't dare to get too close, so we never found it, and it was Vice General You who came to inspect and found it this morning."

While the little boss was speaking, two soldiers pulled out a heavily tied and stout man from the room, and kicked him in front of Huo Weidong and the others.

"General, this is Ye Xiongfei, who is pretending to be an impostor!"

Duan Mingchen and Gu Huaiqing took a closer look, judging from the body shape and appearance, this person was really similar to Aino Xiongfei, enough to be fake, but the man looked timid, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, just like Aino Xiongfei The arrogant and domineering temperament is completely different.

"My lord, please forgive me! Caomin is a good citizen and lives in Shitou Village, Laizhu Township. I went out to buy rice two days ago, and suddenly a few Japanese rushed over and knocked me out. When I woke up, I found this house. Japanese pirates, replace me Put on these clothes, shave my hair into this weird look, and order me to stay in the house and not run around, otherwise I will be hacked to death, and then I will go back and kill my whole family! Woohoo, the grassroots are really helpless, they are not in collusion with Japanese pirates, please My lord is aware!"

Huo Weidong got him up and asked, "Do you know where the Japanese pirates went?"

The man shook his head: "Caomin couldn't understand what the Japanese pirates said, they locked me in the room, and I stayed in this room all night."

Duan Mingchen sighed: "What a trick to get rid of the golden cicada's shell! It seems that the Japanese people have been prepared for a long time. I guess they must have sent the fake photos in through the tunnels, and then smuggled the real ones out."

The little boss glanced at Duan Mingchen in surprise: "This lord is so amazing! It is true that a tunnel was found under the hut behind that house."

Gu Huaiqing asked Duan Mingchen in surprise: "How do you know they will dig tunnels?"

Duan Mingchen pointed to the sandy soil on the ground and said: "Look, the sandy soil here is very soft and easy to dig. Moreover, there is only one small road leading to this house from outside the village. If the Japanese came over on the ground, they would be discovered. The only way to sneak Aino out without anyone noticing is to go underground. I also guessed that this tunnel must lead to the nearest port, right?"

The little boss admired him all over the place: "My lord is so unpredictable, this tunnel is indeed leading to Shipu Port. Unfortunately, last night the tide was so rough that the entire port was flooded. If you find a boat at this time, you can leave the port at low tide. , it is difficult to be found under the cover of night..."

When Duan Mingchen and others heard this, their hearts sank. At this juncture, Aino Xiongfei happened to disappear, and at this moment, he might have already drifted to the sea by boat.

All eyes were on Huo Weidong, and Huo Weidong said: "Don't panic, let's go to Shipu Port to investigate first, and then make plans."

So a group of people came to Shipu Port on horseback. The port is not big. Huo Weidong came and ordered the officer in charge of the port guard to check all the ships. After some inquiries, they found that a fishing boat was lost last night. The ship sailed out of the port against the wind and rain.

The faces of Duan Mingchen and the others became serious. It had been several hours since they left Hong Kong last night, which was enough to travel a long distance.

However, Huo Weidong still looked calm and did not panic, and said: "From Shipu Port to the East China Sea, there are dense reefs along the way, and there is only one safe navigation route. Japanese people set out at night, in order to hide their tracks, they must not dare to use large ships, and the speed of small boats We are limited, we set out to pursue immediately, and within a day, we will be able to catch up with them!"

Huo Weidong's words were like a reassurance, and everyone's mood changed from depression to excitement.

Huo Weidong made a decisive decision and waved his palm: "Give me the order to prepare the ship and chase the enemy!"

The reason why the Qi family army was able to gain the upper hand in the battle with the Japanese pirates was that in addition to well-trained soldiers, advanced weapons and equipment were also essential.Japanese pirates often came by boat to plunder the coast, and ran away after taking the boat. This kind of adaptable tactic is hard to guard against.

In order to deal with these bandits from the sea, Qi's army spent a lot of money to build a fleet. There are more than a thousand warships, large and small, all of which are equipped with mighty red cannons. These warships patrol the East China Sea. The Japanese pirates were immediately encircled and wiped out on the spot.

Shipu Port is one of the more important ports in Mingzhou. There is a three-story main ship that can carry hundreds of tons. A luxurious battleship sailed mightily into the vast East China Sea.

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